flick across
Frequency: 5.02.9 per million words
to move quickly across a surface or space
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Examples (10)
- His tongue flicked nervously across dry lips.
- A shadow flicked across the wall as someone passed by.
- Her eyes flicked across the page, scanning for errors.
- The lizard's tongue flicked across the glass surface.
- Lightning flicked across the darkened sky.
- A smile flicked across her face before disappearing.
- The cat's tail flicked across the floor impatiently.
- Pain flicked across his features momentarily.
- The snake's tongue flicked across the air, tasting it.
- A look of confusion flicked across her expression.